The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06
district covering the same territory in New Mexico.
LoRDsBURG LAcoNIcs.


 Justice Greaves, Constable Skill len, the genial "Pappy" Ambler and several others have returned from Silver City, where they have been attending district court.
 Judge Greaves reports that Judge Henderson is clearing the jail cases out with dispatch, if not with an eye single to justice, as two or three cases that should have been punished were turned loose. One of them who was caught in the act of robbing George Heene's store, and another who was dis posed to paint the town a bloody hue, were set free to pursue their respective callings, to burglarize and terrorize.
 Bench warrants were served on all of the saloon keepers here for violation of the Sunday law. There are eight saloons here and the "take off" from each is S54 55. If every saloon in Grant county pays this fine the school fund will be in plethoric condition for while, enabling the educational manage ment to throw considerable light on darkened juvenile minds.
 Judge Fitzgerald of Solomon vile, accompanied by Supervisor Howard c. Boon of your county, passed through here on the 25th ultimo on their way to Fl Paso. On Thursday they returned on their way home.
 Mir. Kellum, late store keeper for the Arizona and New Mexico railway, and wife and their son, c. s. Kellum, are living at Gold Hill.
 Mir. Jim Edoff, the clever and popular drummer for Dallemand & Co.,, of San Francesca, was here last week in the interest of his house.
 The west-bound passenger train on the Southern Pacific road each day carries from thirty to fifty emlgrants bound for Arizona or California. On the east-bound train, fair sprinkling of the "heathel Chinese" can be observed going toward the rising sun. A wag here says they are mission aries from the Celestial kingdom going to Massachusetts to teach the benighted denizens of that state how to smoke hop" and eat "lice" with chop-sticks.
 As yet your correspondent has heard nothing pertaining to cele- brating the 4th here.
 A philosopher here accounts for the dull times. He says stud horse poker is the cause. To verify the same he displayed an array of figures that would paralyze a phe- nomenal ready reckoner.
 A scoutfrom the Salvation Army passed through here the other day. As he stepped off the train he inquired where he could find the justice of the peace. Judge Greaves was standing at the depot at the time and was pointed out to him. The scout looked at the Judge, then remarked, T guess I don't want to interview him." whereupon he screwed his nut"
 The Indian that killed, Or rather murdered, Lieutenant Mott, at Camp Apache, passed through here on his way to Leavenworth, Kansas, to serve a life sentence at the Military prison at that place. He had his hair cut short and, having shed bis breech- -clout, was arrayed in a neat suit of civilized clothes. After this murderous fiend shall have arrived at his des- tination he will be the recipient of every attention that "sentimen- tai, enlightened culture" can be- stow on the brute, instead of re- ceiving the full measure of justice for his brutal crime.
 Harry Small's new business house is near completion. l pre- sume the light fantastic will be tripped on or about the Fourth in it, as an initlatory step to business
 F. J. Kurtz is a full fledged wholesale dealer in wines, liquors and cigars~ His Fedora's are immense.
 Mir. Isaac R. Birt, his esteemed | wife and children, left on the first | instant for Phenix, where they | will in the future reside. He will | start weekly there, devoted en- tirely to the welfare of Maricopa | county in general and Fhenix in particular. That he will give his |